‘Huge focus’ on improving communities in the next five years – Jagdeo

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, on Thursday said the party has focused on developing key infrastructure while in office since 2020 and will work to vastly improve communities in the next five years.

Jagdeo, during his weekly press conference, explained that the PPP government had been engaging citizens for years. Now, the party wants to respond to people’s needs.

As he and other party leaders have been doing for the past few weeks, Jagdeo unveiled some of the party’s plans for another term in office if reelected. Those plans include community improvement ventures such as installing security cameras and lights, improving garbage collection and developing or rehabilitating recreational facilities.

“We listened and we ensured that their biggest concerns are reflected in our policies for the next five years,” Jagdeo told reporters.

This community-level focus, Jagdeo said, is a priority because citizens have been engaging the party on what they want. But that’s not the only focus of the party. The General Secretary vowed that the party will continue to develop and execute national ventures meant to stimulate the economy and improve people’s lives.

Jagdeo also committed to raising wages and salaries for public servants and increasing cash grants and the old-age pension.